ISSUES CONFRONTING FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS On Saturday, March 28th, Missouri State University will host a panel discussion about the unique challenges faced by first-generation college students. Students who are the first in their family to attend college often lack the essential knowledge and experience that many other college-bound students take for granted. … [Read more...] about Springfield community conversation about first-generation college students
ELECTRONIC ARTS ALUMNI NEWS Gloria Cohen Shomo has been very busy in Hollywood since graduating with a degree in Electronic Arts from Missouri State in 2008. Gloria has worked as the visual effects coordinator on a number of major feature films, including Little Fockers (2010), Moneyball (2011), Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011), and Percy Jackson: Sea of … [Read more...] about MSU MASTER FILMMAKER SERIES: “Life of Pi” and EA Alumna, Gloria Cohen Shomo
Film Lovers in Springfield, Missouri will get a chance to unite with audiences in over 300 cities around the world to view and vote on the “Best of Festival Winner” during the 16th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. The Missouri State University Film Series will be the only venue in Missouri to screen this wonderful international short film festival. Each year, the … [Read more...] about MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL — Only at Missouri State — September 28, 2013
Great things are happening at Missouri State University in the Media, Journalism & Film Department! EMMY AWARD for Epilogue the Series MJF students won their first student Emmy Award at the 34th College Television Awards. Hosted by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation, this national competition recognizes the best in student media and journalism … [Read more...] about Great Things Continue to Happen in Media, Journalism & Film
Awards and honors continue to mount up for the Electronic Arts Senior Thesis project, Ghoul School (2012). In September, this highly entertaining horror comedy short film will screen at four festivals in California, Colorado, Ohio and Louisiana. As director, Brook Linder, reports, "with Ghoul School playing this weekend at the Celluloid Screams: Sheffield Horror Film … [Read more...] about “Ghoul School” Continues to Rock the Film Festival Circuit